Victor Norbury

Duncan Victor Norbury (3 August 1887 – 23 October 1972) was an English all-round sportsman, who played football for Southampton and cricket for Hampshire and Lancashire.

Cricket career

He made his first class cricket debut for Hampshire in a County Championship at New Road, Worcester in June 1905. He appeared regularly for Hampshire that summer, and twice in 1906, making a total of eleven appearances, scoring a total of 179 runs.

Between 1909 and 1913, he played minor counties cricket with Northumberland, making 24 appearances in total and establishing a reputation as a reliable opening batsman and slow right-arm bowler. From 1912 onwards, Norbury also played for East Lancashire as a professional, claiming over 100 wickets for the 1912 and 1913 seasons.

After the First World War, he joined Lancashire for whom he made eight appearances in 1919. In a match against Surrey, Norbury scored his only first-class century when he scored exactly 100 runs in a drawn match. Whilst on the books of the county club, he continued to turn out for East Lancashire in the Lancashire League until 1924.

Norbury

Coordinates: 51°24′33″N 0°06′30″W / 51.4092°N 0.1083°W / 51.4092; -0.1083

Norbury is a district in the London Borough of Croydon, . It shares the postcode London SW16 with nearby Streatham. Norbury is 6.7 miles (10.8 km) south of Charing Cross.

History

The name Norbury derives from North Burh, (North Borough). Some local histories note that this was due to Norbury's position on the northern boundary of the former Manor of Croydon. In fact it takes its name from a split in the borough of Bensham, one of the former seven boroughs of Croydon. 'Northbenchesham' became the Northborough, then Norbury. 'Southbenchesham' later became Thornton Heath.

Norbury, like Streatham and Croydon, lies on the London to Brighton Way Roman road, the northern part of which has become the A23 road. At Hepworth Road the intact road, 32 feet wide, was excavated in 1961. Remnants of a metalled ford across the stream were found further south at Hermitage Bridge on the River Graveney which forms part of the boundary between Norbury and Streatham, before flowing on to the River Wandle, then the River Thames.

Norbury (disambiguation)

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Norbury may refer to these places in England:

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